If it’s May, it’s time for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board to start ironing out the budget for the next school year. After establishing a preliminary budget earlier this year, school board directors held a hearing on the proposed final budget during a May 2 session. There will be more discussion on the proposed budget during the May 9 work session and the one ...
Archive for May 3rd, 2016
Final stretch for school budget
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 3rd, 2016
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Working to prevent opioid deaths
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 3rd, 2016
Approximately 70 percent of U.S. residents take some type of prescription medication every year, and the three most prescribed drugs in the U.S. in order of volume are antibiotics, antidepressants, and opiates, such as oxycodone, according to national law-enforcement statistics. In southeastern Pennsylvania, the largest drug threat now comes from prescription drugs ...
Icon laid to rest with style, spirit, affection
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 3rd, 2016
To advocates of scenic vistas, he was a beloved benefactor who also possessed a penchant for sending Christmas cards out of season, serving scrapple disguised as an elegant hors d’oeuvre, generating infectious laughter, and living life to the fullest. On Saturday, April 30, George A. "Frolic" Weymouth, a visionary conservationist, peerless philanthropist, acclaimed ...
Philip Ralph Griffin Sr. of Landenberg
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 3rd, 2016
Philip Ralph Griffin Sr., 80, of Landenberg, died Monday, May 2, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Shirley F. Wooten Griffin, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Landenberg, he was a son of the late Joseph Harry and the late Violet Elizabeth (Simmers) Griffin. Ralph was a mill worker at NVF, retiring after 47 years of service. ...
Birmingham road program over budget
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 3rd, 2016
Birmingham Township’s 2016 Road Program is moving along smoothly, according to township roadmaster Dave Rathbun, but it’s going to come in over budget. Rathbun told supervisors during their May 2 meeting that most of the work is finished and that all should be completed by early June. The projected cost right now is $228,000. The township had $225,000 budgeted. But ...
Home of Sparrow CEO announces retirement
Posted by Press Release on May 3rd, 2016
After nearly 20 years of involvement with the Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow, CEO Patricia McLennan has announced that she will retire from the organization at the end of this year. “Being a part of this organization, partnering with the women and children who have come through our programs and working alongside the kindest people in this community, have been among ...
DES team lauded for role in Felony Lane chase
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 3rd, 2016
A 911 call on March 1 that began with a suspicious vehicle ended with the arrest of seven alleged members of the Felony Lane Gang, a notorious identify-theft ring that has been wreaking havoc nationwide. In between, the incident traversed two counties, several major state roadways, and more than 12 miles. It lasted nearly 30 minutes, and now members of the B Platoon ...
Photo of the Week: Contrasts
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 3rd, 2016
A steel gray waterfall contrasts with bright green grass on an overcast afternoon. The falling water contrasts with the stillness of the foliage.
